Itamar Moses.
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Theatre J has introduced that Tony-winning creator Itamar Moses is the recipient of the 2022 Trish Vrandenburg New Jewish Play Prize for his play The Ally. Moses will likely be awarded $15,000 and may have a studying of his play carried out at Theater J’s Annual Benefit on Nov. 15 in Washington, D.C. The studying will likely be directed by Theatre J’s affiliate inventive director, Johanna Gruenhut. The award will likely be bestowed at that occasion together with the Patty Abramson Jewish Play Prize.
The award acknowledges a brand new play that celebrates, explores, and/or struggles with the complexities and nuances of the Jewish expertise. The award is in reminiscence of philanthropist, playwright, and Alzheimer’s analysis advocate Trish Vradenburg, who served on Theater J’s Council for 13 years.
The Ally examines when Middle East politics develop into college politics, and vice versa. When Assaf agrees to be the college advisor to a brand new pupil group on campus, his politics, affiliations, religion, and relationships are put to the check on this darkish comedy.
“People can be rational or emotional when talking and thinking about Israel, but usually not simultaneously,” mentioned Gruenhut in a press release. “This play manages to capture that inner conflict. It is a very of-the-moment play. And one that I cannot stop thinking about.”
Moses gained a Tony for the ebook of the musical The Band’s Visit. Other works embody The Whistleblower, Outrage, Celebrity Row, The Four of Us, Yellowback, Back Back Back, and Bach at Leipzig. His work has appeared Off-Broadway and at regional theatres throughout the nation and in Canada, Hong Kong, Israel, Venezuela, Turkey, and Chile. He has acquired new-play commissions from the McCarter, Playwrights Horizons, Berkeley Rep, the Wilma Theater, South Coast Rep, Manhattan Theatre Club, Lincoln Center, and the Goodman. Moses holds an MFA from New York University.
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